German Bundesliga
2011-02-25 - Vfl Wolfsburg vs Borussia M`gladbach
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; Germany : Bundesliga
Volkswagen Arena
Friday, 25th February 2011 – kickoff 20:30
Vfl Wolfsburg
Vfl Wolfsburg were defeated 2-1 against SC Freiburg in the last round in a match where they had the control and created lot more chances, but had poor finishing.
Now they are running out of games and continuously are dropping at the Bundesliga table where they are placed 15th sharing the relegation play-off spot with Kaiserslautern and are just four points above the relegation places.
There are few players that are not available for selection in this match. The striker Grafite has a flu and will not play, so instead of him Patrick Helmes will be the only striker in the formation. The midfielder Josue has a thigh injury, and his replacement in the central midfield will be Cicero. Also another bad news for the team is that probably the first choice goalkeeper Diego Benaglio will not be at the goal as he is still not fully match fit, so the youngster Marwin Hitz will take that spot.
However, good news for the coach Pierre Littbarski will be the return of the Danish international Simon Kjaer in the central defense, who missed the last match because of five yellow cards suspension. The striker Mario Mandzukic is also match fit, but he will probably wait his chance from the bench.
Probable Vfl Wolfsburg line-up :
Riether, Kjaer, A. Friedrich, M. Schafer,
Hasebe, Polak,
Tuncay, Cicero, Diego,
Helmes
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia M`Gladbach hopes for survival in German top flight are suddenly back again as they showed quite good performance last weekeend and defeated Schalke 04 2-1 and what is even better all of their rivals from the bottom have dropped points, so now Borussia M`Gladbach are just four points behind the play-off spot.
The new coach Lucien Favre had a successful first game with his team and also for this match he will have full squad at his disposal except for Jean-Sebastien Jaures who is longer time injured and is in rehab after his knee injury and the Algerian International karim Matmour who is out with flu.
The striker Igor de Camargo had served his red card suspension and is back in the team, but he will probably wait for his chance from the bench as Marco Reus and Mo Idrissou have the advantage in the attacking positions and they have been in good form recently.
Igor de Camargo might be the joker from the bench as he has scored six goals so far and together with Reus, who also had scored six goals, are leading team scorers.
Probable Borussia Monchengladbach line-up :
Levels, Stranzl, Dante, Daems,
Nordtveit, Neustadter, Herrmann, Arango,
Reus, Idrissou
The Betting Verdict
The first match between these teams this season had ended in 1-1 draw. The overall record speaks in favor of Vfl Wolfsburg as they have twelve wins, two draws and six losses against Borussia M`Gladbach.
However, Vfl Wolfsburg are winless in the last six matches and have two straight defeats with their new coach. On the other side, Borussia M`Gladbach are much better when they play at away grounds where they have four wins, one draw and six losses.
This is a bit tricky match to call for a winner as both sides desperately need the win. Vfl Wolfsburg have dipped in their form a lot in the last few weeks and the new coach had not changed their fortune, unlike Borussia M`Gladbach who are finally showing some signs of determination for success.
Both teams must go for a victory as the draw would not do much help to any of them and both teams have a tendency to score and concede lots of goals, so a bet on over 2.5 goals seems like a much better choice to me than betting on straight winner.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Vfl Wolfsburg-Borussia Monchengladbach 2-3
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Over 2.5 goals to be scored in this match
